Sure, its better to fight Al Qaeda on their soil than ours but where exactly is their soil? There are sects all over the world. And why stop with them? There are many more terrorist organizations that want to attack the U.S. The problem is that war itself cannot prevent all acts of terrorism. War may be necessary but we need to be able look beyond it to come up with a way to make our nation secure. War alone is not the answer.

While George W. Bush was giving his final (woohoo!) SOTU speech, I was blissfully ignoring it and enjoying a dynamite roll and a glass of shiraz at my local sushi place. (That may sound all blue state snobby, but my Dad was a Teamster, so I'm really not.) What I love about 2008 is that I don't have to pay too too much attention to lame duck Bush anymore (unless he invades Iran before he leaves office). Glad to see McCain has the same attitude.

As a Democrat I admired him for his unpopular (within his party) pro-choice stance but that's about it. In my opinion he ran his campaign on a platform of fear rather than reform and he has been riding the 9/11 wave far past its breaking point. I don't think he was ever a serious contender and I didn't repel in shock when I heard the announcement of him dropping out.